See the Many Movies Inspired by John Grisham Novels

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From Left: Hal Holbrook and Tom Cruise in 'The Firm' in 1993.
The Firm, 1993 From Left: Hal Holbrook as Oliver Lambert and Tom Cruise as Mitch McDeereParamount Pictures
From Left: Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts in 'The Pelican Brief' in 1993.
The Pelican Brief, 1993From Left: Denzel Washington as Gray Grantham and Julia Roberts as Darby ShawWarner Brothers
From Left: Tommy Lee Jones and Susan Sarandon in 'The Client' in 1994.
The Client, 1994 From Left: Tommy Lee Jones as Roy Foltrigg and Susan Sarandon as Reggie Love Warner Brothers
From Left: Sandra Bullock and Matthew McConoughey in 'A Time To Kill' in 1996.
A Time To Kill, 1996 From Left: Sandra Bullock as Ellen Roark and Matthew McConoughey as Jake Tyler BriganceWarner Brothers
From Left: Faye Dunaway and Chris O'Donnell n 'The Chamber' in 1996.
The Chamber, 1996 From Left: Faye Dunaway as Lee Cayhall Bowen and Chris O'Donnell as Adam HallUniversal Pictures
From Left: Danny DeVito and Matt Damon in 'The Rainmaker' in 1997.
The Rainmaker, 1997 From Left: Danny DeVito as Deck Shifflet and Matt Damon as Rudy BaylorParamount Pictures
Robert Downey Jr. in 'Gingerbread Man' in 1998.
Gingerbread Man, 1998 Robert Downey Jr. as Clyde Pell PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
From Left: Nestor Serrano, John Cusack and Guy Torry in 'Runaway Jury' in 2003.
Runaway Jury, 2003 From Left: Nestor Serrano as Janovich, John Cusack as Nicholas Easter and Guy Torry as Eddie WeeseTwentieth Century Fox
From Left: Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis in 'Christmas With The Kranks' in 2004.
Christmas With The Kranks, 2004 From Left: Tim Allen as Luther Krank and Jamie Lee Curtis as Nora KrankColumbia Pictures

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